Gutter hanger



Nov. 21, 1933. B. NORD 1.936,065

GUTTER HANGER Filed Oct. 7, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l 2 INVENTOR BY zATTORNEY Nov. 21, 1933. B. NORD 1,936,065

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2 Sheets-Sheet 2 HIM? / INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 21,

GUTTER HANGER Benjamin Nerd, Bayside, N. Y., assignor, by

This invention relates PATENT OFFICE mesne assignments, Corp, New York,N. York Application October 7 5 Claims.

to gutter hangers in general, and particularly to that part of a gutterhanger known in the trade as circle,

and to the method of manufacturing the latter. I

Gutter hangers or eaves trough supports are well known in the art andvarious attempts have been made heretofore to so construct particularlythe circle of the hangers, as to not only provide an adequate supportfor the gutter but also to prevent torsional distortion of the circle;often caused during the mounting thereof to the roof edges, and whichwill withstand deformation induced by the load to which the jected, whenthe trough or gutter is Such attempts resulted in rain water or ice.

circle is subfilled. with rather complicated structural circleformations, which more or less answered the purpose for which they werein pense involved usually tended, however, the exmade them prohibitivein price and therefore restricted their marketability to provide asturdy The present invention has for its prime object circle,

which will withstand the roughest abuse of handling and attaching it,and which will effectively support excessive loads without detriment ofmaterial employed in its construction,

any kind to the and which at the same time can be manufactured lessexpensively than any other device of similar or equal sturdinessheretofore produced.

Another object of this invention is the process or method whereby acircle of the above stated qualities may be produced at the minimumexpenditure of material and labor.

Another object of this invention is to provide a circle composedsubstantially of one solid bar, formed into the proper circular shapeand equipped with a positive edge hook, the two latt shank guide and agutter er pieces made of lighter metal than employed in the formation ofthe circle, but immovably secured to the latter.

In order to facilitate the understanding of this invention more readily,

a general explanation of the process of manufacturing is thoughtadvantageous before the vice is continued. A sto detailed description ofthe deck bar is cut to the proper size and a portion of one of its edgesis split; then the bar is curved to the desired radius and the swedgedportion is the bar material itself such a manner that the is compressedover the entire length, corresponding to the swedged portion. Thisswedged seat for'the gutter, and of the bar material the edge formationforms the through the compression latter is greatly strengthto WhitneyMetal Products 35., a corporation of New 1931. Serial No. 561,370

ened, since its molecular arrangement is changed to a greater densitythan that prevailing in the original bar, prior to the swedging andcompression operations.

Now the circle is trimmed to the desired conventional shape, and at theheel of the circle there is formed from the bar material a vertical rib,provided with a vertical row of apertures, adapted to receive attachingbolts. At the same time the upper end of the heel is formed to apredetermined recessed shape for receiving a hook, adapted to hold theinner edge of the trough in place, and simultaneously there is attachedto the circle a guide member, de' signed to form a bearing against whichrests the lower end of an attaching shank.

From the foregoing general description of the manufacturing method ofthe device, it becomes evident thatan entirely new article in the gutterhanger line is produced, which has marked superiority over similarpresent day devices, and its advantages may be enumerated as follows:

The use of stock bar material, minimum weight, maximum strength,resisting torsional deformation and breakage, simplicity of manufacture,inexpensiveness, durability, minimum of bulkiness, ready attachabilityand minimum waste of material, which advantages may be readilyappreciated by the man familiar with this line of business.

Having thus generally explained the article, the foregoing and furtherobjects of this invention will become more fully apparent from thefollowing detailed description thereof, in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this disclosure, but by no meansintended to restrict the latter to the actual showing, and in which Fig.1 is a top view of my device, partially in section, taken on line 11 ofFigure 2.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my device including a trough or gutter.

Fig. 3 is a heel end view of the device.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 2with the trough omitted.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Figure2, showing my device in conjunction with a shank and illustrating theshank guidein cross section. v

Fig. 6 is a side and end view of a stock bar, from which the circle isformed.

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the same bar curved to the desired radius.

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the circle after the swedging operationand indicating in broken tion of the hook 20.

lines the contours of the future circle trimming.

Referring now to Figures 6, 7 and 8, numeral 10 denotes a stock bar,preferably made of rolled copper of uniform cross section, which iscurved edgewise at a given radius, as shown in Figure 7, so as to form acircle portion 11, and a heel portion 12.

The upper edge of the bar is split, as indicated in Figures 1, 4 and 8at 13, so as to facilitate the spreading of the upper edge during theswedging operation to which the curved bar is subjected as indicated inFigure 8. The swedging operation consists of compressing the baredgewise over the length of cut 13, whereby a laterally extending ledge14 is formed at both sides at the upper edge of the bar. This ledge isbroadest at the vertical center line of the circle, and diminishestowards both ends of cut 13. The thus formed ledge constitutes a broadsupporting area for the gutter and at the same time provides a,stiffening flange against torsional deformation. Yet the ledge is nottoo broad to make the device objectionably bulky.

During the formation of the ledge, the swedging operation causes thestaunching of the bar material, whereby the latter is considerablyhardened and made tougher than the rest of the bar, and therefore causesa strengthening of that portion of the circle which is subjected togreatest load.

Following the swedging and compression operations, the circle is trimmedto conventional form, asindicated by the broken lines of Figure 8.During this trimming operation or thereafter the heel portion isreinforced by the formation of vertical rib 15 provided with a pluralityof holes 16, through one of which passes an attaching bolt 17, adaptedto connect the circle with shank 18, (see Figures 1, 2 and 3). Rib 15registers with the channeled depression of shank 18, the construction ofthe latter being well known.

At the upper end of heel portion 12 there is provided a transversechannel formation 19, adapted to receive a hook 20 designed 'for holdingdown the inner edge of trough or gutter 21. This hook is securelyfastened in channel formation 19 by means of rivet 22 or other suitablefastening devices.

Between the inner ledge end of the circle and after 7 the heel portionthere is attached to the circle a shank guide 23, which is made oflighter ma terial than usedin the formation of the circle. The samelighter material is used for the forma- The attachment of guide member23 is accomplished by forcing the material of the guide member into thematerial of the circle and securing the two pieces together by means ofa rivet, as indicated at 24 in Figure 5. Guide member 23 serves not onlyas guide, but also as a bearing provision for the circle and at the sametime serves as reinforcement for the latter at the portion between theheel and the ledged ring material.

The outer end of the circle is shaped to a conventional hook form 24,for receiving either a clip (not shown) adapted to engage recess 25 ofthe hook or a wire loop 26, which latter is passed through an aperture2'? formed in the hook end. Either the clipv (not shown), or wire loop26 serves for securingthe outer, usually rolled edge 28 of the gutter tothe circle.

From the foregoing it becomesevident that the formation of the gutterseat, or ledgel4 not only provides a proper support for they gutter, butalso reinforces and strengthens the circle material both laterally andlongitudinally, so that a distortion in any direction, due to handlingor load, is effectively counteracted. In the drawings specific forms ofthe present invention are shown, and it is obvious that modificationsand improvements may be incorporated therein, without departing from thebroad scope or sacrificing any advantages of the disclosure, and Itherefore reserve for myself the right to make changes and improvementstherein within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A gutter hanger circle comprising a flat metal bar formed to theshape of a circle, a gutter seat or ledge, swedged-out symmetricallyfrom the upper edge of said bar, and extending sidewise therefrom, beingbroadest at the vertical center line of the circle and diminishing inwidth towards, and terminating short of both ends thereof, whereby thebar ends retain their flat surfaces the portion of the 'metal beneathsaid ledge having greater molecular densitythan the rest of the bar, avertical rib formed in, and projecting beyond the fiat surface of .theheel portion of the circle and constituting a reinforcement for saidheel portion and provided with a plurality of bolt receiving apertures,a recess formed at the upper end of the heel por tion, a hook membersecured in said recess and serving for engaging the inner edge of agutter, the outer end of the circle terminating in a clip hook andprovided with an aperture, a wire loop engaging said aperture andserving for securing the outer edge of the gutter to the circle, and anexternal shank guide secured to said circle between the heel-portion andthe inner end of the ledge of the circle.

2. A gutter hanger circle formed from substantially one piece of a flatmetal bar having an outwardly swedged ledge or gutter seat formed at itsupper or inner edge and being substantially symmetrical to its centerplane, and being substantially symmetrical to the center planes of thedevice, said seat terminating short of the circle ends; the materialbelow said ledge having greater molecular density than the rest of thecircle material, a vertical rib formed in, and pro-, jecting beyond thefiat surface of the heel portion of the circle and constituting areinforcement for said heel portion and provided with a plurality ofbolt receiving apertures, a recess formed at the upper end of the heelportion, a hook member secured in said recess and serving for engagingthe inner edge of a gutter, the outer end of the circle terminating in aclip hook and provided with an aperture, a wire loop engaging saidaperture and serving for securing the outer edge of the gutter to thecircle, and a shank guide secured to said circle between the heelportion andthe inner end of the ledge of the circle. 4

3. In a gutter hanger circle, a fiat bar shaped to form a circle andhaving a swedged-out seat or ledge at its upper or inner edge, thematerial of the circle beneath the ledge being of greater moleculardensity than the rest of the bar, a vertically disposed reinforcementformed from the bar material at the heel portion of the circle, atransverse channel formed at the upper terminus of the heel portion ahook member for engaging the inner edge of a gutter fixedly secured insaid channel, shank guide meanssecured to the side of the circle belowsaid reinforcemenuand means provided at the outer end means opera latterfor securing of the circle for engaging the outer bead of a ircle, afiat bar shaped hing in width from its s outer end, a swedgedormed atthe inner or upper the circle material beneath reater molecular densityrtically disposed rethe bar material and portion of the heel channelprovided at the upheel end, a gutter engaging d in said channel, avertical below the reinforcement of the circle, the outer erforated hook4. In a gutter hanger c circle diminis ger, a circle formed from a th aswedged-out inner or the material below molecular density 5. In a gutterhan flat bar provided wi upper gutter receivin the ledge havin than therest of out from and ex of the circle, separa inner edge of a gutter perterminus guide means and fixedly secure heel portion to it ter seat orledge f edge of the circle, the ledge having a g than the rest of theinforcement formed from extending over the end of the circle, a perterminus of t hook fixedly secure shank guide disposed and secured atone face circle end terminating in a p g a greater the bar, a reinforcemtending along the heel portion te means for engaging the fixedly securedat the upon, separate shank d reinforcement 1e material, the le providedwith adjustable the outer bead of a gutter. BENJAMIN NORD.

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